January/February 2020

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Unpacking the Complex Neurobiology of Suicide

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What Neurobiology Can Tell Us About Suicide

Can a Vaccine Save the World’s Pigs from African Swine Fever?

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Alternative Splicing Provides a Broad Menu of Proteins for Cells

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Why Do We Forget How to Walk on Ice?

Foundations

A Woman of Firsts, Early 20th Century

Profiles

Switch Master: A Profile of Barbara Meyer

Scientist to Watch

Oded Rechavi Studies the RNA Nematodes Pass to Their Offspring

Modus Operandi

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Genome Data Enable Capture of Elusive Microbes

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Infographic: Trapping Uncultured Bacteria

Infographic: Phage Protein Helps E. coli Evade Mouse Immune Cells

Infographic: The Neurobiology of Suicidal Behavior

Infographic: Preventing a Swine Pandemic

Infographic: The Lifecycle of African Swine Fever Virus

Infographic: A Deadly Pig Virus’s Escapes from Africa

Infographic: How Splicing of Genes Can Affect Heart Health

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The Literature

Viruses Mediate Interactions Between Bacteria and Sponges: Study

Aneuploidy Could Explain Variability in Female Fertility: Study

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Diving Beetle Adults and Larvae Dismember, Eat Tadpoles: Study

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Gene Therapy Finds a Fertile Home in Ohio

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Researchers Fight a Devastating Amphibian Infection Using Heat

Transposons Identified as Likely Cause of Undiagnosed Diseases

Circadian Clock Genes Help a Crop Pest Adapt to Climate Change

Excess of Immune Cells Found in Brains of People with Autism

Critic at Large

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Opinion: Exorcising Ghostwriting from Peer Review

Editorial

A Bright Scientific Future

Speaking of Science

Ten Minute Sabbatical

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Study Confirms Safety of Genetically Modified T Cells

A long-term study of nearly 800 patients demonstrated a strong safety profile for T cells engineered with viral vectors.

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